Friday, March 30, 2018

We’re less than a month away from the US release of Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War in theaters and The Blot can’t wait! I’m also loving the crazy amount of one sheet movie posters Disney and Marvel Films have been releasing lately. Take this epic six piece Infinity Stones Character Movie Poster Set, with each poster featuring a different Infinity Stone and a different team of Marvel Cinematic Universe characters. Which one is your favorite!?!

We are officially in the final home stretch towards the US release of Marvel’s epic Avengers: Infinity War in theaters! This film is going to be insane with the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe converging in one film. Marvel Films has recently released these two fantastic Avengers: Infinity War international one sheet movie posters from the Asia Pacific region. It’s amazing that Disney was able to cram this many characters into each poster and none of them look overcrowded or badly photoshopped. The Blot can’t wait to see this film!

Alex Solis’ newest resin figure is here, and it’s the hilarious Pokemon inspired Pokeballs. I think the name about says it all with this one!!! I guess we now know what an unedited version of Pikachu might look like? Pokeballs stands 5” tall and is limited to just 250 pieces. Packaged in a printed box with foam inserts, this limited edition figure is now available for pre-order at the Oddworx online store for $49.99.

So far, The Blot’s favorite new figure of 2018 is this awesome Sofubi-man vinyl figure by Mark Nagata and Max Toy Company! Sofubi-man is Nagata’s homage to the men and women who cast soft vinyl in Japan. Best of all, he comes holding an iron mold, which is used to cast the figures we all love and collect.

As artist Mark Nagata explained, “As many of you may (or not) know, I've had a life long love affair with soft vinyl kaiju since 1973. But, it wasn't till much later that I found out more about the actual process of making and casting these types of toys. The last few years I've had a goal to make a Sofubi-man out of Sofubi!”

Sofubi-man was magically sculpted by Cristina Ravenna, with Max Toy coordination by Yo Miyamoto and of course expertly cast in Tokyo by real Sofubi-men. Each figure stands 6” tall and features one point of articulation at the neck. So far, this magical figure has been released in three unpainted colorways: Flesh ($35), Glow in the Dark ($39) and Clear Pink ($40). While the first two colorways are now sold out, the unpainted translucent pink edition is available now at the Max Toy Co online store!

Medicom Toy has just unveiled a new line of Be@rbrick figures based on the films of Stanley Kubrick, which includes these killer A Clockwork Orange Alex DeLarge Be@rbricks! Is this leader of the droogs creepy and scary, or what!?! This A Clockwork Orange Alex DeLarge Be@rbrick will be available as a 1,000% Be@rbrick (27.5” tall) and as a 400% and 100% Be@rbrick 2 Pack standing 11” and 3” respectively.

Medicom Toy has just unveiled a new line of Be@rbrick figures based on the films of Stanley Kubrick, which includes these fantastic The Shining Be@rbricks! Who doesn’t love that iconic carpet in The Shining’s Overlook Hotel, and now it even adorns Medicom’s classic Be@rbrick platform. The Blot can’t tell if these Be@rbricks look retro cool or super scary. What do you think!?!

This rad The Shining Overlook Hotel Carpet Be@rbrick will be available as a 400% Be@rbrick that stands 11” tall and will retail for around $75-125, and a 1,000% Be@rbrick that stands 27.5” tall and will retail for around $300-650.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Tomorrow, Scott Tolleson will be releasing the second colorway of his awesome new Dadbod Deadbeet! Has Tolleson’s Deadbeet ever looked so sexy as does in this unpainted Butter colorway!?! Limited to just 12 pieces, the Butter Edition Dadbod Deadbeet stands 7.5” tall and is cast in buttery light yellow soft Japanese vinyl. Collectors can purchase this delicious new colorway at 9am PST tomorrow, Friday, March 30th (aka Good Friday), at Tolleson’s online store for $60.

The Blot has no idea how I missed the release of this bad ass Batman v Superman screen print by Dan Mumford and Dark Ink Art! Featuring DC Comics’ iconic Amazon Warrior Princess, Mumford’s design recreates the awesome scene in BvS when Wonder Woman first bursts on the scene ready to attack Doomsday. I always love just how much detail Mumford includes in every poster he designs! There’s not an inch of waisted space.

Wonder Woman Warrior by Dan Mumford is an 18”x24” hand numbered 6 color Batman v Superman screen print. The Regular Edition is limited to 250 pieces and retails for $50, while the Variant is limited to 150 pieces and retails for $55. Both versions are available now at the Dark Ink Art online store.

Check out this super rad new Star Wars: The Last Jedi screen print by Alexander Iaccarino and Dark Ink Art entitled “The New Order”! Spinning out of Episode VIII, the coolest new addition to the Star Wars mythology was The First Order’s Praetorian Guards and their insane high tech weapons. This officially licensed poster also features the film’s two big baddies, Supreme Leader Snoke and Kylo Ren, looking as ominous as ever.

The New Order by Alexander Iaccarino is an 18”x24” hand numbered 5 color screen print. Limited to 200 pieces, this killer Star Wars: The Last Jedi poster is available now at the Dark Ink Art online store for $50.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Check out the newest teaser one sheet poster for the new live action Superman television show, Krypton! The second episode of Syfy’s new DC Comics TV show airs later tonight, so it’s probably been enough time for us to talk about the series premiere. So, what did everyone think about it? Did it do enough to draw you in to the history of Krypton that you want to give it another go? I’ll definitely be tuning in if for no other reason to see where it all leads, and just how bad Brainiac can be!

Official Krypton Synopsis: Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos. Based on DC characters, Krypton is executive produced by David S. Goyer (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Dark Knight trilogy). Cameron Welsh (Ash vs Evil Dead) will serve as executive producer and showrunner.

Check out this awesome new international one sheet teaser movie poster for Deadpool 2! Not only is the Marvel’s Merc with a Mouth back, but this film will be the first ever, live action appearance of Cable and Domino! All three characters were created by artist Rob Liefeld in the early ‘90s and helped propel him to superstardom in the comic book industry. But more importantly, ever since their introduction Deadpool and Cable have been key characters in the X-Men mythology and even the larger Marvel universe. This poster marks the first photographic appearance of Josh Brolin’s Cable and Zazie Beetz’ Domino. What do you think!?!

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

This weekend at Art Basel Hong Kong (March 29-31), Pace Print will be releasing an exclusive new KAWS bronze art multiple statue! Final Days measures 9.5” x 8.5” x 6.5” and is limited to just 25 pieces. This killer new bronze sculpture will only be available at Pace Prints’ Art Basel Hong Kong booth #1839, and absolutely no orders will be taken at any of their galleries, on the phone or by email. This is truly an Art Basel Hong Kong exclusive! So any KAWS completists out there better go book their flights to HK now!

Chris Ryniak’s adorable little Kangorumple monster is back in a delicious new colorway! Check out the Raspberry Cream Kangorumple, which is releasing at 3pm EST this Saturday, March 31st, at Bindlewood.com. This rotund little guy is all the cuteness you've ever wanted! Limited to 30 pieces, each hand cast and hand painted pink and tan resin figure sits 4.25” tall and will retail for $225.

It’s been way too long, but Grey Matter Art is finally releasing a new print in its classic Marvel Origins Screen Print Series by Dave Perillo!!! Created in 1973 by writer Steve Gerber and penciler Val Mayerik, Howard the Duck was featured in a few issues as a secondary character in Man-Thing’s Adventure Into Fear comic book series, before receiving his own comic book, Howard the Duck #1, in 1976. The Blot got to meet Mayerik a few years ago and was such a thrill to hear him tell stories of those early Man-Thing / Howard the Duck days. There has been a few different versions of Howard over the years, but the character has seen a huge resurgence in popularity recently since his brief cameos in both Guardians of the Galaxy live action films.

Howard the Duck: Eggcellent Since 1973 by Dave Perillo is a 12”x24” hand numbered Marvel screen print. Limited to just 100 pieces, the poster can be purchased at 1pm EST on Thursday, March 29th, at the Grey Matter Art online store for $35.

With all due respect to FOX’s The Gifted, The Blot’s favorite X-Men television show – FX’s LEGION - returns next week, and The Blot is pumped! Filled with unforgettable visuals and fantastic storytelling, Noah Hawley’s wild vision and take on Marvel’s David Haller and the iconic wider X-Men universe was unlike anything the genre has ever seen. To celebrate the first season’s release on Blu-ray and DVD today, Mondo has teamed up with FX and Phantom City Creative to create a great travel poster inviting you to visit Summerland, the headquarters and mutant training facility for David and his allies.

LEGION: Visit Summerland by Phantom City Creative is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print. This fantastic Summerland screen print will be available in two versions, Day and Night. Both editions are limited to just 200 pieces and will retail for just $50 each. But act quickly because only 75 of the Day Edition will be made available via Mondo. Fans of this inventive television series can purchase these Marvel X-Men posters at a random time today, Tuesday, March 27th, at the Mondo online store.

KAWS’ popular open edition BFF vinyl figure is back in an all new colorway! For its third release, the BFF will be produced in a super cute all Pink Edition. The BFF Pink Edition will be available starting at 10am EST today, Tuesday, March 27th, at KAWSONE.com and the MoMA’s Design Store website. But that’s not all! KAWS has also announced a new batch of his Blue Edition and Black Edition BFF Open Edition Vinyl Figures will also be released today at the MoMA as well. Here’s your chance to add all three BFF colorways to your collection at one time. Happy Hunting!

Monday, March 26, 2018

Funko has unveiled its next Marvel Mystery Minis Blind Box Series, and it features everyone’s favorite Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool, in a variety of different fun costumes! This Deadpool Mystery Minis Blind Box Series features 2.5” versions of Deadpool as a Panda Bear, a Chicken, a Viking, a Mermaid, a Punk Rocker and so much more. You never know who or what Deadpool will show up as!

Funko has immortalized Netflix’s popular television series GLOW with a new series of POP! vinyl figures! Check out these two Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling – arch rivals Ruth Wilder as Zoya the Destroya and
Debbie Eagan as Liberty Belle. The Blot really hopes there are more GLOW POP! vinyl figures in our future!

Each GLOW Pop! TV vinyl figure stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. Collectors can pre-order these two Netflix figures now from Entertainment Earth for $10.99 each here.

There are also two retailer exclusive WWE Pop! 2 Packs hitting store shelves as we speak! Check out the Walgreens exclusive “Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase and I.R.S WWE Pop! 2 Pack and the epic FYE exclusive Sting and Lex Luger WWE Pop! 2 Pack based on the duo’s iconic partnership in WCW. This is also Lex Luger’s first ever Pop! release.

Each WWE Pop! vinyl figure stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. Collectors can pre-order the non-retailer exclusive WWE figures now from Entertainment Earth for $10.99 each here.

To commemorate the release of Nathan Cleary’s awesome Spongrenade resin figure, the artist has released these matching “Disassembled” black and white prints! Inspired by IKEA’s legendarily unhelpful picture only instructions, the Spongrenade “Dissassemble” print measures 420mm X 297mm and was printed on 270gsm Eggshell White iTone Paper. It’s the perfect size for the IKEA RIBBA frame too, making this an unofficial collab with the Swedish do it yourself furniture store. It’s a must get for fans of Cleary’s fantastic Weapons of Mass Confusion series!

Limited to just 25 hand signed and numbered pieces, the Spongrenade “Disassemble” print can be purchased now at the Nathan Cleary online store for £40.

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Earlier this week, The Hundreds released a killer collaboration with the world’s most popular monster truck, BIGFOOT!!! The Hundreds x BIGFOOT Collection is inspired by the ingenuity and high-octane spirit of the monster truck arena and the creator of the genre, Bob Chandler. Chandler first created BIGFOOT, The Original Monster Truck, in the mid-1970s and this amazing piece of machinery remains a truly independent family operation run by Bob, his wife, and children.

The Hundreds x BIGFOOT Apparel Collection features artwork of Bigfoot #8, the most innovative and controversial monster truck of its era in ’89, setting new standards for monster truck design and safety while dominating all competition. The Hundreds “took inspiration from motorsports’ logo-driven iconography with screenprinted and embroidered graphics on a collection of t-shirts, a hooded pullover, classic pit crew jacket, foam front mesh snapback, dad hat, can koozie, and stadium seat cushion. The Hundreds’ slogans like “Brand of Brothers”, Strength in Letters”, and “Fight Back” appear alongside BIGFOOT’s own “4x4x4”, which denotes the brand’s innovative first vehicle with four wheels, four-wheel-drive, and four-wheel-steering.”

This amazing new limited edition The Hundreds x BIGFOOT Clothing Capsule Collection is available now at The Hundreds online store in a variety of colors and sizes. Head over to the webstore now to see the entire collection (while supplies last).

On January 30, 2018 a report came out that had Orlando, Florida was the Sandwich Capital of the United States! Which makes sense because it’s also the home of our friends at Deli Fresh Threads. To celebrate this huge accomplishment, Deli Fresh Threads has released this fun “Orlando: City of Sandwiches” t-shirt! But best of all, 100% of all proceeds from the sale of this shirt will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. This fantastic shirt is available now, in sizes S-3XL, at the Deli Fresh Threads online store for $24.99.

As Biggie Breads explained, “I wanted this shirt to be special – I also wanted to incorporate some of the sandwich shops I had done #SandwichEatUp events with. In talking with my designer for this shirt, Will of Noble Folk Design, I told him of a goal I have had for the past 2 years – I wanted to create a shirt that the sales would go to a local charity. Being a food-inspired clothing brand, I thought the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida would be a perfect organization.”

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is a non-profit organization that collects, stores and distributes donated food to more than 550 feeding partners in 6 central Florida counties. Last year, thanks to the donors, volunteers, and great community support, they were able to distribute 56 million meals to food pantries, shelters, day cares and many more. They have also created opportunities for the economically challenged with 14 week culinary training programs to help them on a path of self-sustainability.

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Today, Mighty Jaxx released a new colorway of OKEH’s Vomit Kid vinyl figure inspired by America’s most popular fast food chain, McDonalds! Have you ever eaten so much junk food that you want to just throw it all up? That is what Vomit Kid is all about! The Fast Food Red Edition Vomit Kid sports a red, yellow and white color scheme inspired by McDonalds’ iconic mascot, Ronald McDonald.

The Vomit Kid Fast Food Red Edition vinyl figure is painted a vanilla milkshake white with clown like red nose and lips, and chili-red hair to complete the look. Turn this bad boy around and you’ll find a smiley face imprinted on the back of his red t-shirt, reminding us of the happy (meal) times we had as kids at fast-food restaurants.

OKEH’s Vomit Kid Fast Food Red Edition Vinyl Figure stands 8” tall and features yellow and red puke. Each order also includes a matching iron-on patch! Limited to 300 pieces, this fun new colorway is available now at the Mighty Jaxx online store for $89.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Spoke Art will be setting up shop at WonderCon 2018 this weekend in Anaheim, California where they will be releasing this fantastic limited edition Bob’s Burgers screen print by Dave Perillo! This officially licensed poster will come signed and numbered by the artist, and can be purchased at Spoke Art’s WonderCon booth #2143.

Flat Bonnie’s adorable little plush swamp monster Dobichan is back in a new WonderCon 2018 exclusive colorway! This weekend head over to Flat Bonnie’s WonderCon booth #2130 and pick up one of these fantastic handmade creatures. The WonderCon 2018 Exclusive Dobichan Swamp Monster Plush stands 9” tall, is 8.5” wide and features a special tag and numbered sewn in label. Made of vinyl pleather and other animal friendly materials, this limited edition release can be purchased for just $50. Any remaining pieces will be available online at FlatBonnie.com.

Our friends at PopCultArt are back with another killer pop culture inspired release! This time they’ve teamed up with artist Rico Jr. on a giclée triptych inspired by the classic Back to the Future trilogy. Sold individually or as a set, each BTTF print focuses on a different key scene from a film in the trilogy.

The Back to the Future Trilogy Giclée Print Triptych by Rico Jr. is limited to just 75 hand numbered sets. Each print measures 12”x24” and was printed on 240gsm matte ultra. There will only be 50 BTTF Trilogy sets sold for £55 with 25 prints of Part I, Part II and Part III sold individually for £20 each. All three prints will go on sale at 3pm CST today, Friday, March 23rd, at the PopCultArt online store.